{"id":11531,"date":"2025-03-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/?p=11531"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:31:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T01:31:06","slug":"sixth-edition-of-the-superyacht-australia-soiree-drives-charter-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/latest-news\/archives\/11531","title":{"rendered":"Sixth edition of the Superyacht Australia Soir\u00e9e drives charter interest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Superyacht Australia welcomed nearly 300 guests to Sydney&#8217;s newly upgraded Jones Bay Marina on 8 March 2025 for the sixth edition of the annual Superyacht Australia Soir\u00e9e.\u00a0Benetti\u00a0returned this year as the event&#8217;s major partner, with BOAT International acting as media partner for a second consecutive year. Jones Bay Superyacht Marina and Pantaenius Australia also returned as sponsors.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11532\" style=\"width:700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6-1568x882.webp 1568w, https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>Despite weather uncertainties in the event lead-up due to Cyclone Alfred, the day unfolded under clear skies, welcoming guests to experience luxury Australian chartering alongside networking with prospective clients.\u00a0<br>There was a noticeable growth in charter interest, assisted by the Soir\u00e9e&#8217;s exclusive &#8220;Yacht Hop&#8221; experience \u2013 whereby guests were invited on board and offered guided tours by captains and crew alongside personal Q&amp;As on chartering in Australian waters. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7-1-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11534\" style=\"width:700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7-1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7-1-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7-1-1568x882.webp 1568w, https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7-1.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The lineup included motor yachts\u00a0Lady Pamela,\u00a0Aurora,\u00a0Quantum,\u00a0Lance\u00a0and\u00a0Lumir\u00a0with her chase boat, as well as\u00a0Sunreef\u00a0catamaran\u00a0Feng.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also among the exhibiting yachts was a brand-new addition to the Sydney-based charter fleet, the 27.5-metre\u00a0Horizon\u00a0motor yacht\u00a0Orraia,\u00a0whose very design was inspired by the Australian elements.\u00a0<br>&#8220;The Australian charter fleet continues to grow and this event is designed to create further demand for charter, thus growing the industry,&#8221; shared Superyacht Australia CEO, David Good. &#8220;It was fantastic to have\u00a0Orraia\u00a0in the event, I remember speaking to the owner at a previous Soir\u00e9e when they were considering entering the industry. It is gratifying to see how well received their vessel was by all who attended on the day.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><u><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reg.boatshowchina.com\/en\/user\/register?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=CIBe&amp;utm_campaign=en\">Click here for visitor registration<\/a><\/strong><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jones Bay Superyacht Marina and Pantaenius Australia also returned as sponsors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":11532,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11531"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11544,"href":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11531\/revisions\/11544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}